Well, I think the first recording of Media7 went really well on Tuesday night, and it looked good on screen last night too. I need to loosen up in front of the autocue, but you get that. the video is up on TVNZ ondemand via our TVNZ mini-site, and a podcast version and a new YouTube channel (so you can embed the clips in your blog)will come online this afternoon.

The mini-site also features a Media7 blog that might be of interest, and there are discussion forums too. Go have a look …

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I thought it was great - and I could see you visibly starting to relax during the half-hour. A couple of minor issues - the guys on the mixing desk need to watch the audio levels as there was a big difference between what was being said in the studio and the inserted clips & stings which were much louder. A frantic grab of the remote control in our household occurred during the first break to avoid waking up my baby daughter who was sleeping nearby. Also that angled shot which occasionally appeared where we see both you and the guests looks a bit awkward (Russell talking into space and the guests not quite sure where to look).The highlight of the evening for me actually came after Media 7 had finished when the charming young lass reading the 10pm news launched into her broadcast without first attaching her lapel mic. Then a shadowy figure appeared in the background ready to leap into action during the first inserted video clip. I actually found it quite heart-warming and hope no one got a bollocking for it - it added a nice human touch.

Some of the video -- the ondemand version -- is now up via the microsite, with the MP4 podcast and the YouTube channel due this afternoon. Hopefully it won't take so long to get the content up in future.

The podcast link ( http://tvnz.co.nz/Media7PodcastMP4 ) doesn't work in iTunes for me. I get that exclamation mark that usually means the source file can't be found. Maybe they posted the link too early for the content?

Good show. I especially enjoyed seeing Comesky say with a straight face that the C word was totally inappropriate. A lawyer mate of mine has a lot of funny stories about his language in and out of court, and I've been on the turps with him a few times to form my own impressions. But he always said he was a damned good lawyer, a real streetfighter, totally for the client, and especially canny about police shenanigans, having been one himself for many years.

As seems to be standard whenever I try to watch anything on TVNZ on demand, I'm told that it is for "New Zealand viewers only". Well I'm a New Zealander and I can't view it here in the wilds of Canada. I joke, but it is quite annoying. I assume that the youtube channel and/or the podcast will be expat-viewable?

Just watched it on ondemand. I thought it was good, and no doubt will get better as you get into the swing of things.

My only technical criticism was that the echo in the studio made you sound like you were in a big empty room. The acoustics kind of stuck out, so I guess shows like this aspire to complete acoustic deadness.